HIP PAIN

Hip pain is characterized as the feeling of tenderness, discomfort, soreness or uneasiness around the hip joint. The factors that contribute to hip pain include excessive or rigorous physical exercise, bone fractures near the hip joint, physical trauma caused by car or bike accidents, obesity or hip bursitis. Hot or cold compresses should be applied to the area affected by pain, in order to get some relief from hip pain.

HOW IS HIP PAIN DIAGNOSED?

FACT: Some of the symptoms of pain in the hips include discomfort in the groin, inability to move the hip and constant ache in the thigh and buttocks.